Sula

How does the setting of the novel, "The Bottom" receive its name?

• The Bottom was considered land that was fertile and rich.

• The white master wanted Blacks to have the land in the hills; however, he claimed it was the bottom of heaven.

• The white master wanted to insult the slave by reminding him that he was beneath him.

• The slave named the land that he earned through his hard labor.

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How did the people of the bottom characterize Shadrack, the founder of National Suicide day?

• eccentric

• drunkard

• misunderstood

• obscene

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How does Morrison establish a dichotomy of good vs. bad through her use of characterization?

• Through Nel and Sula

• Through Eva and Helene

• Through Shadrack and Tar Baby

• Both A and B

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Which character in the novel expresses self-affirmation in the novel?

• Eva

• Hannah

• Nel

• Sula

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How does Morrison characterize Eva, the central mother figure in the novel?

• She is a woman who commits fraud to secure insurance money.

• She is the creator and sovereign of a house of many rooms.

• She is the loveless mother of Hannah.

• She is a woman who fares the lost of a leg yet has a steady stream of gentlemen callers.

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How much money did Eva receive from the loss of her leg?

• 1,000 dollars

• 5,000 dollars

• The deed to the boarding house.

• 10,000 dollars

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What word best describes how the people of the bottom characterized Hannah?

• exasperated

• jealous

• intimidated

• indifferent

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How does Morrison describe Nel and Sula's companionship?

• There loyalty was so fierce no one could separate them.

• They were solitary little girls whose loneliness was so profound it intoxicated them.

• The bitterness and betrayal would forever live between them, but one would chose to ignore this aspect of friendship.

• She was the strong one. The other a bit weaker but fiercely loyal. This is how they existed; two peas in a pod.

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How would you describe the relationship between Sula and Eva upon Sula's return?

• loving

• playful

• antagonist

• spiteful

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What word would best describe Nel's reaction to Sula's illness?

• benevolent

• indifferent

• caring

• optimistic

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